Edu (footballer, born 1993)

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Edu
Personal information
Full name Eduardo Nascimento da Silva
Date of birth (1993-03-05) 5 March 1993 (age 28)
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
Cruzeiro
Youth career
2007–2008 Vasco da Gama
2009 Portuguesa
2010–2011 Botafogo
2012  [pt]
2013 Flamengo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012  [pt] 7 (2)
2014–2015  [pt] 33 (22)
2014–2015Boavista (loan) 5 (0)
2015–2017 Itaboraí 27 (17)
2017Portuguesa-RJ (loan) 10 (1)
2017–2018 Brusque 3 (1)
2018 Itaboraí 13 (8)
2018–2020 Nova Iguaçu 9 (2)
2019Atlético Tubarão (loan) 15 (6)
2020–2021 Brusque 46 (25)
2022– Cruzeiro 1 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:58, 27 January 2022 (UTC)

Eduardo Nascimento da Silva Júnior (born 5 March 1993), commonly known as Edu, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Cruzeiro.

Club career[]

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Edu made his senior debut with  [pt] in 2012. He then signed for Flamengo in the following year, but only featured for the under-20s before moving to  [pt].[1]

On 7 October 2014, after being São Gonçalo's top goalscorer in the year's Campeonato Carioca Série C, Edu signed for Boavista.[2] He returned to SGFC after playing rarely in the 2015 Campeonato Carioca, and scored a further seven times for the club before joining Itaboraí on 10 July 2015.[3]

On 21 September 2017, after scoring prolifically for Itaboraí, Edu agreed to a pre-contract deal with Brusque for the Copa Santa Catarina.[4] The following 28 March, after featuring sparingly, he returned to his previous club.[5]

On 18 October 2018, Edu signed for Nova Iguaçu,[6] but moved out on loan to Atlético Tubarão on 22 February of the following year.[7] On 29 December 2019, he returned to Brusque after signing a deal until April 2021.[8]

In August 2020, after becoming an undisputed starter, Edu suffered a knee injury,[9] and was sidelined for the remainder of the campaign, which ended in promotion to the Série B. On 17 April 2021, he renewed his contract until November 2022.[10]

On 15 October 2021, during a match against Remo, Edu missed a penalty, scored one goal and subsequently played as a goalkeeper after was taken off due to an injury; he also saved a penalty late in the match.[11] He finished the league as top scorer with 17 goals, as his side narrowly avoided relegation.

On 9 December 2021, Edu joined fellow second division side Cruzeiro.[12]

Career statistics[]

As of 27 January 2022[13]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
 [pt] 2012[14] Carioca Série C 7 2 7 2
 [pt] 2014[15] Carioca Série C 17 15 17 15
2015[16] Carioca Série B 16 7 16 7
Total 33 22 33 22
Boavista (loan) 2014[17] Série D 0 0 8[a] 4 8 4
2015 Carioca 5 0 0 0 5 0
Total 0 0 5 0 0 0 8 4 13 4
Itaboraí 2015[18] Carioca Série C 7 7 7 7
2016[19][20] Carioca Série B 5 0 6[a] 2 11 2
2017[21][22] Carioca Série B1 15 10 2[a] 2 17 12
Total 27 17 8 4 35 21
Portuguesa-RJ (loan) 2017 Carioca 10 1 10 1
Brusque 2017 Série D 0 0 8[b] 8 8 8
2018 0 0 3 1 1 0 4 1
Total 0 0 3 1 1 0 8 8 12 9
Itaboraí 2018[23][24] Carioca Série B1 13 8 7[a] 3 20 11
Nova Iguaçu 2019 Carioca 8 2 8 2
2020 1 0 1 0
Total 9 2 9 2
Atlético Tubarão (loan) 2019 Série D 6 2 9 4 3[b] 3 18 9
Brusque 2020 Série C 1 0 12 8 3 2 1[c] 2 17 12
2021 Série B 33 17 0 0 0 0 33 17
Total 34 17 12 8 3 2 1 2 50 29
Cruzeiro 2022 Série B 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1
Career total 40 19 129 66 4 2 2 0 35 24 208 111
  1. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in Copa Rio
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Santa Catarina
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in Recopa Catarinense

Honours[]

Brusque

  • Recopa Catarinense: 2020

References[]

  1. ^ "Após sair do Flamengo, Edu superou desemprego e jogou na várzea antes de virar artilheiro da Série B" [After leaving Flamengo, Edu overcame unemployment and played in the amateur football before becoming the top goalscorer of the Série B] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Boavista anuncia acertos com Edu, Wallace e Araruama para a Copa Rio" [Boavista announce deals with Edu, Wallace and Araruama for the Copa Rio] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 7 October 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Itaboraí contrata o atacante Edu" [Itaboraí sign the forward Edu] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Destaque do Itaboraí, Edu assina pré-contrato com o Brusque (SC)" [Spotlight of Itaboraí, Edu signs pre-contract with Brusque (SC)] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Rádio Esporte Metropolitano. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  5. ^ "O artilheiro está de volta ao Itaboraí" [The top scorer is back at Itaboraí] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Rádio Esporte Metropolitano. 28 March 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Atacante Edu acerta com o Nova Iguaçu" [Forward Edu signs with Nova Iguaçu] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  7. ^ "O Peixe tem um novo reforço para o ataque. Edu estava disputando o Campeonato Carioca pelo Nova Iguaçu e já está treinando com o elenco. O atleta será apresentado oficialmente hoje às 14h30min" [Peixe have a new addition for the attack. Edu was playing the Campeonato Carioca for Nova Iguaçu and is already training with the squad. The athlete will be officially presented today at 14h30.]. Clube Atlético Tubarão (in Brazilian Portuguese). Facebook. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Brusque contrata atacante Edu" [Brusque sign forward Edu] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 29 December 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Fora da temporada no Brusque, Edu passa por cirurgia após lesão" [Out for the season at Brusque, Edu goes through surgery after injury] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Brusque renova com Edu, o Imperador do Vale, até novembro de 2022" [Brusque renew with Edu, the Emperor of the Valley, until November 2022] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 17 April 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Edu perde penalidade, faz gol, vira goleiro e pega pênalti nos acréscimos na vitória do Brusque; veja os lances" [Edu misses penalty, scores, becomes a goalkeeper and saves penalty in the stoppage time in Brusque's win; see the highlights] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Terra. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  12. ^ "Cruzeiro anuncia atacante Edu como reforço para próxima temporada" [Cruzeiro announce forward Edu as an addition for the following season] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  13. ^ Edu at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  14. ^ "SÃO GONÇALO ESPORTE CLUBE – CAMPEONATO ESTADUAL DA SÉRIE C PROFISSIONAIS - 2012" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  15. ^ "SÃO GONÇALO FUTEBOL CLUBE – CAMPEONATO ESTADUAL DA SÉRIE C PROFISSIONAIS" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  16. ^ "SÃO GONÇALO FUTEBOL CLUBE – CAMPEONATO ESTADUAL DA SÉRIE "B" DE PROFISSIONAIS 2015" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  17. ^ "BOA VISTA SC – COPA RIO DE PROFISSIONAIS 2014" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  18. ^ "AD ITABORAÍ – CAMPEONATO ESTADUAL DA SÉRIE "C" DE PROFISSIONAIS 2015" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  19. ^ "AD ITABORAÍ – CAMPEONATO ESTADUAL DA SÉRIE B DE PROFISSIONAIS" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  20. ^ "AD ITABORAÍ – COPA RIO DE PROFISSIONAIS 2016" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  21. ^ "ASSOCIAÇÃO ESPORTIVA ITABORAÍ – CAMPEONATO ESTADUAL DA SÉRIE "B" DE PROFISSIONAIS 2017" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  22. ^ "AD ITABORAÍ – COPA RIO DE PROFISSIONAIS 2017" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  23. ^ "ASSOCIAÇÃO ESPORTIVA ITABORAÍ – CAMPEONATO ESTADUAL DA SÉRIE "B" DE PROFISSIONAIS 2018" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  24. ^ "ASSOCIAÇÃO ESPORTIVA ITABORAÍ – COPA RIO DE PROFISSIONAIS 2018" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Retrieved 23 August 2021.

External links[]

  • Edu at Sambafoot
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